Haly Creek is growing on Waka Waka Country, south of Kingaroy in South-East Queensland. Greenfleet purchased this land to restore it back to native forest and provide potential koala habitat.

By restoring locally native species, we will support the return of threatened ecosystems and increase habitat connectivity with a nearby nature reserve.

This region is renowned for its soil quality and once restored, this site will draw down significant amounts of carbon from the atmosphere.

Location & Map

Located on Waka Waka Country, west of the Sunshine coast in Queensland, this property was once cleared for agriculture.  

Greenfleet has several legally protected native forests growing in the South-East Queensland region as it is fertile ground for growing habitat for wildlife, including koalas.

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Revegetation Approach & Species Selection

Over 50 different species were selected to support the return of the endangered open forest ecosystem. Greenfleet planted a variety of acacias and eucalypts, which thrive in deep red soils, including pink bloodwood (Corymbia intermedia), northern grey ironbark (Eucalyptus siderophloia), and small fruited grey gum (Eucalyptus propinqua).

The red volcanic soil around Haly Creek is known to sequester large amounts of carbon, and this forest will draw down almost 150,000 tonnes over its lifetime.

To expand the biodiversity of the forest, 10% of the species planted were chosen to support the return of a highly biodiverse scrub ecosystem. Planted throughout the project, these trees will attract local birdlife and insects, who inhabit smaller, flowering and fruiting shrubs and trees. Species planted include black sheoak (Allocasuarina littoralis) and soap bush (Alphitonia excelsa).

Local koala populations were also considered when revegetating this site, and we included their preferred food trees, including forest red gum (Eucalyptus tereticornis).

Wildlife Habitat Restoration

Haly Creek is situated to the north of the Archookoora State Forest. This forest will create a wildlife corridor for the many species of fauna in the region, especially the abundant bird and reptile populations.

By providing protected habitat near the State Forest, local endangered species may benefit from the revegetation project. This includes the white-throated needletail, a migratory bird that winters in Australia, as well as the critically endangered black-breasted buttonquail which is endemic to South-East Queensland.

Koalas are known to the region and as they are now listed as endangered in Queensland, NSW and the ACT, it is vital that we restore and protect their habitat. Several koalas have been sighted near the property and to provide potential habitat, we have planted their preferred food trees including tallow wood (Eucalyptus microcorys) and forest red gum (Eucalyptus tereticornis).

Grey-headed flying foxes have also been considered in the revegetation design at Haly Creek. These important pollinators are listed as vulnerable, so growing protected habitat for them is vital.

As the forest matures, it will provide flowering canopy vegetation in winter and spring for flying foxes. As they feed and travel, flying foxes can disperse seed species as far away as 11 km each night, helping to spread biodiversity through the region.

Climate Action 

The forest growing at Haly Creek is legally protected for 100 years. Over that time, it will remove 149,250 tonnes of carbon from the atmosphere, which is the equivalent of what over 34,700 average vehicles emit on Australia’s roads in a single year. 

Greenfleet uses the Full Carbon Accounting Model (FullCAM) to measure the carbon uptake at each of our revegetation sites. Designed by the CSIRO, this model helps us understand how much carbon will be sequestered over the protection period. Our carbon estate is also assured by a government accredited carbon auditor.

Location Size 

75 hectares near Kingaroy, Queensland

Planting Dates

2025, 2026

Species 

  1. Southern salwood (Acacia disparrima) 
  2. Feathery wattle (Acacia glaucocarpa) 
  3. Light wood (Acacia implexa) 
  4. Green wattle (Acacia irrorata) 
  5. Early flowering black wattle (Acacia leiocalyx) 
  6. White aspen (Achronychia oblongifolia) 
  7. Black sheoak (Allocasuarina litteralis) 
  8. Soap bush (Alphitonia excelsa) 
  9. Hoop pine (Araucaria cunninghamii) 
  10. Black booyong (Argyrodendron actinophyllum) 
  11. White booyong (Argyrodendron trifoliolatum) 
  12. Diamond leaved pittosporum (Auranticarpa rhombifolia) 
  13. Little kurrajong (Brachychiton bidwilli) 
  14. Qld bottletree (Brachychiton rupestris) 
  15. Velvet leaf (Callicarpa pedunculata) 
  16. Pink bloodwood (Corymbia intermedia) 
  17. Hairy rosewood (Dysoxylon rufum) 
  18. White mahogany (Eucalyptus acmenoides) 
  19. Grey gum (Eucalyptus biturbinata (punctata)) 
  20. Tallow wood (Eucalyptus microcorys) 
  21. Gum-topped box (Eucalyptus moluccana) 
  22. Black butt (Eucalyptus piluaris) 
  23. Small fruited grey gum (Eucalyptus propinqua) 
  24. Grey gum (Eucalyptus punctata var. longirostrata) 
  25. Northern grey ironbark (Eucalyptus siderophloia) 
  26. Forest red gum (Eucalyptus tereticornis) 
  27. White sandpaper fig (Ficus fraseri) 
  28. Deciduous fig (Ficus henneana) 
  29. Small leaved fig (Ficus obliqua) 
  30. Port Jackson fig (Ficus rubiginosa) 
  31. Crow's ash (Flindersia australis) 
  32. Bumpy ash (Flindersia shottiana) 
  33. Long jack (Flindersia xanthoxala) 
  34. Southern silky oak (Grevillea robusta) 
  35. Guioa (Guioa semiglauca) 
  36. Foambark (Jagera pseudorhus) 
  37. Brush box (Lophostemon confertus) 
  38. Swamp box (Lophostemon suaveolens) 
  39. Red Kamala (Mallotus philippensis) 
  40. White cedar (Melia azedarach) 
  41. White bolly gum (Neolitsea dealbata) 
  42. Native olive (Notelaea microcarpa) 
  43. Australian olive (Olea paniculata) 
  44. Pittosporum (Pittosporum undulatum) 
  45. Black apple (Planchonella australis) 
  46. Burdekin plum (Pleiogynium timoriense) 
  47. Black pencil cedar (Polyscias elegans) 
  48. Peanut tree (Sterculia quadrifida) 
  49. Red apple (Syzygium ingans) 
  50. Narrow leaved lillypilly (Syzygium smithii) 
  51. Blunt-leaved steel wood (Toechima dasyrrhache) 
  52. Red cedar (Toona ciliata) 
  53. Yellow hollywood (Vitex lignum-vitae)Â